Detention River Entrance Weather Forecast
- 8
- 18
Showers. Very windy
- 7
- 16
Possible shower. Windy
- 7
- 17
Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
Today 16 Apr North West Coast
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds in the far west. Winds northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h tending westerly in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 14 and 18.
Central North Coastal Waters
Stanley to Flinders Island- Wind
- Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- Gusty northwesterly winds will develop across Tasmania this morning ahead of a significant cold front, expected to cross later in the afternoon and evening. A cold and gusty south to southwesterly stream is then expected to develop and persist through Friday, with a ridge to approach and move over Tasmania on Saturday and Sunday, bringing light winds and settled weather to the state.
Detention River Entrance Temperature Statistics View More
April Temperature
Burnie Airport (27km)
Lowest 4 April, 2026
1.4 °CAverage April
12 °CHighest 2 April, 2026
20.4 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Burnie Airport (27km)
Average Low 2021–2026
7.7 °CAverage 2021–2026
12.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
17.6 °C